ALPAUGH 50
OperatingSolar power plant
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- County
- Tulare County
- Operator
- CONSOLIDATED EDISON DEVELOPMENT INC.
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 58003
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Net generation (2024)
- 84.7 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 19%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.8983, -119.4353
ALPAUGH 50, a 50 MW Solar power plant in Tulare County, California. Operated by CONSOLIDATED EDISON DEVELOPMENT INC., commissioned 2012.
How ALPAUGH 50 compares
With 50 MW of capacity, ALPAUGH 50 ranks 249th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 32nd of the 303 operating Solar plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.7% of California's operating Solar capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 46th-largest of the 639 operating Solar plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 63% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CONSOLIDATED EDISON DEVELOPMENT INC., runs 7 operating plants in California totaling 170 MW. It shares Tulare County with 20 other operating plants, including WELLHEAD POWER DELANO LLC and ALPAUGH NORTH.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 50 MW of nameplate capacity, all solar photovoltaic technology. Net generation was 84.7 GWh in 2024 (a 19% capacity factor), down 26% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is ALPAUGH, about 4.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 1.2 miles away. Another 20 operating power plants totaling 362 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is COVANTA DELANO ENERGY (57 MW, Biomass).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
ALPAUGH 50 is a 50 MW solar power plant in Tulare County, CA, operated by CONSOLIDATED EDISON DEVELOPMENT INC., commissioned in 2012. Tulare County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.5 of 5 at the 14th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 97th percentile.
Tulare County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Share of modeled loss | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 60% | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | <1% | 5.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.7 of 5 | 8% | 0.06 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 30% | 3.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 1% | 0.30 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <1% | 15.7 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <1% | 13.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <1% | 0.04 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 1% | 0.13 |
Perils not assessed in Tulare County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Hail exposure and deductible structure
Hail scores 1.1 of 5, which sits in the 1% to 2% percentage deductible range carriers are quoting for that exposure. Named windstorm and severe convective wind score 1.4 of 5, indicating a 1% to 1% wind deductible. Ranges, not single figures. The final structure is set by the carrier.
Percentage hail deductible range: 1% to 2% of insured value. Wind deductible range: 1% to 1%. These are the structures commonly seen at this exposure, not an offer and not a rate.
Modeled annual loss for a 50 MW solar array
At an assumed replacement value of $0.90 per watt, or $45.0M insured, the modeled expected annual loss for a fixed tilt ground mount array in Tulare County is $11,320 a year, $226 per MW, 0.03% of insured value.
Heat is modeled as a production risk rather than a property loss: 2.9% of annual yield in this county.
Insurability signal: Standard. Wildfire carries 60% of modeled loss.
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Tulare County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile, and the modeled loss applies the Bywatts solar vulnerability layer. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level. The solar vulnerability layer that turns FEMA building loss into modeled solar loss was derived by Bywatts and revised on physical reasoning. It has not been reviewed by a practising underwriter.